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Dirk Nowitzki has a few laughs during a scary time

So what does a superstar do when he’s stuck in the locker room with a sore right knee and can’t go back to the court?
Dirk Nowitzki had X-rays, then showered and then did what came naturally.
He cheered at the television.
“I was yelling my (butt) off,” Nowitzki said. “The guys played an amazing game after I left.”
Said Jason Terry: “We went in at halftime and Dirk asked what the score was. We told him it was tied and he said: ‘You guys can handle this, I’m taking the rest of the night off.’ ”
All kidding aside, it was no laughing matter for Nowitzki when he went down early in the second quarter with some sort of right knee injury. After the game, he was walking with a noticeable limp and not very spryly, either.
He’s schedule for an MRI Tuesday. The X-rays showed no structural damage. Nowitzki thought maybe it was a strain to one of the muscles behind the knee.
We’ve seen Nowitzki make remarkable recoveries from his many ankle twists and sprains. This is a little different with the knee. It wouldn’t be surprising at all if he missed some time.
–Eddie Sefko